"Got an early birthday gift from Pablo Escobar," Bustamante joked in an Instagram post. "Found it off [P]ompano floating in the weed line."

The photographer said he reported the "contraband catch" to a friend – a commander of the Coast Guard Auxiliary – who then had the Coast Guard contact Bustamante. Bustamante said he didn’t want it broadcast over the emergency frequency because it wasn’t an emergency.

Before the Coast Guard took possession of the marijuana, Bustamante posed for a picture with the “sea weed” and posted it on Instagram.